---
name: "crypto_rng_alg"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/crypto_rng_alg"
---

# crypto\_rng\_alg(9)

obtain name of RNG

## NAME

crypto\_rng\_alg - obtain name of RNG

## SYNOPSIS

**struct rng\_alg \* crypto\_rng\_alg(struct crypto\_rng \*** *tfm***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*tfm*

cipher handle

## DESCRIPTION

Return the generic name (cra\_name) of the initialized random number generator

## RETURN

generic name string

## AUTHORS

**Stephan Mueller** \<smueller@chronox.de\>

Author.

**Marek Vasut** \<marek@denx.de\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT